Japanese girls are indeed much admired all over the world for their rather encompassing youthful beauty. They are blessed with a flawless, porcelain skin and dark, silky hair, and are very attractive to look at.
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15. Rio Yamashita
• Date of Birth: October 10, 1992
• Place of Birth: Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture Japan
• Height: 1.64 m
• Profession: Model, actress
This gorgeous looking model and actress did decide to pursue a career in acting back when she was in elementary school. She then took to exclusive modeling for the fashion magazine ‘Hanachu’. Her first break in films was a leading role in the film ‘Someday’s Dreamers’.
14. Mao Asada
• Date of Birth: September 25, 1990
• Place of Birth: Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
• Height: 1.63 m
• Profession: Figure Skater
A much recognized athlete in Japan – Mao Asada is a three-time World champion and is also an Olympic Silver medalist and the only female figure skater who has managed to secure 3 triple Axel jumps in one competition. She achieved this feat at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Her first Grand Prix Final was at the age of 15 and presently she holds 15 Grand Prix series titles. She is also popularly known to be the first figure skater in singles from Asia to win multiple world championships.
13. Fumi Nikaido
• Date of Birth: September 21, 1994
• Place of Birth: Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
• Height: 1.57 m
• Profession: Actress, model
This pretty looking Japanese actress started off her career as a model and made her film debut in ‘Toad’s Oil’. She received the Premio Marcello Mastroianni Best Young Actress Award at the Venice International Film Festival. New York Asian Film Festival also recognized her as an “International Rising Star”.
12. Maki Horikita
• Date of Birth: October 6, 1988
• Place of Birth: Kiyose, Tokyo, Japan
• Height: 1.6 m
• Profession: Actress
This beauty is a former actress who was a part of numerous Japanese television dramas, advertisements, and movies. Some of her most famous roles include her performances in films like Umechan Sensei and Nobuta Wo Produce. She has also won several awards and gained immense recognition worldwide for her work.
11. Ai Fukuhara
• Date of Birth: November 1, 1988
• Place of Birth: Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
• Height: 1.55 m
• Profession: Table-tennis player
The Olympic medalist did begin playing table-tennis at the age of 3. She did become a professional player at 10. She is much talented in the sport from such a young age, she is accepted as a ‘child prodigy’ in table tennis. At 13, she was also the youngest-ever representative for Asian Games.
10. Suzu Hirose
• Date of Birth: June 19, 1998
• Place of Birth: Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
• Height: 1.59 m
• Profession: Actress, model
The 19-year-old Suzu Hirose has indeed appeared in television dramas, movies, advertisements as well as music videos. Some of her very famous works include Our Little Sister, Chihayafuru, Rage and Your Lie in April. She has also given a performance as Suzu Asano in Hirokazu Koreeda’s 2015 live-action adaptation of the manga Umimachi Diary. She also indeed won the Japan Academy Award for “Newcomer of the Year” category and also received the “Best New Actress” Awards from Kinema Junpo among her other accolades.
9. Kasumi Arimura
• Date of Birth: February 13, 1993
• Place of Birth: Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
• Height: 1.6 m
• Profession: Actress
The strikingly good-looking Japanese actress is known for playing the role of young Haruko Amano in Amachan and the lead role in Flying Colors and Strobe Edge. She did win the 39th Japan Academy Prize for Best Newcomer of the Year and also The Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actress for her lead performance in the two movies.
8. Atsuko Maeda
IDate of Birth: July 10, 1991
• Place of Birth: Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
• Height: 1.61 m
• Profession: Singer, actress
The beautiful singer as well as actress is well known for her work Japanese idol group AKB48. She is also one of the most popular as well as prominent members of the group and is acknowledged first among all her group candidates. She is now onto her solo singing and acting career and is doing very well. Maeda has also won the 22nd Japanese Film Professional Award for Best Actress for her performance in Kueki Ressha.
7. Emi Takei
• Date of Birth: December 25, 1993
• Place of Birth: Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
• Height: 1.63 m
• Profession: Actress, model
She attained fame for her roles in Japanese television shows like The Perfect Insider, The Clinic on the Sea and Liar Game, and started off her career as a fashion model. She also rather won two awards at the eleventh annual Japan Bishojo Contest and also appeared on the cover of numerous issues of ‘Seventeen’ magazine. Her first popular top pop-music single in 2011 rose to number six in Japan’s Oricon Weekly, which happens to be one of the country’s popularity music charts.
6. Mao Abe
• Date of Birth: January 24, 1990
• Place of Birth: Oita, Oita Prefecture, Japan
• Height: 1.6 m
• Profession: Singer-songwriter
This rather very talented girl actually began learning piano at the age of 3. She is much inspired by Canadian singer ‘Avril Lavigne’, she also took up the guitar in high school and dreamt of being a singer. Her first album ‘Free’ was rather released in 2009, and she also reached on Japan’s Billboard Hot 100 Chart. Since then, there’s no looking back for this starlet – she has consequently released the singles that did top the Japanese music charts.
5. Tomomi Itano
Date of Birth: July 3, 1991
• Place of Birth: Yokohama, kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
• Height: 1.54 m
• Profession: Actress, singer
She happens to be a former member of the popular Japanese idol girl group AKB48 – and she also debuted solo with her single titled “Dear J”. She has taken part in numerous films and television shows. She was acknowledged as the “Queen of TV Commercials” in 2012 and has had nearly 20 contracts with various companies.
4. Aya Omasa
• Date of Birth: February 4, 1991
• Place of Birth: Takikawa, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan
• Height: 1.64 m
• Profession: Model
This doll-faced girl, Aya Omasa started off her acting career with modeling for several publications including Non-No and Seventeen magazine. She co-starred with Shota Sometani in the film ‘A Liar and a Broken Girl’. She also appeared in the film ‘Paradise Kiss’.
3. Haruka Fukuhara
• Date of Birth: August 28, 1998
• Place of Birth: Saitama Prefecture, Japan
• Height: 1.59 m
• Profession: Actress, singer, model
This charming actress does step into the entertainment industry as a child artist right from her elementary school days. Since 2009, Fukuhara has been playing providing voices for the leading role of Main Hiiragi in Cookin’ Idol. She won a Grand Prix in the 20th audition for the teen fashion magazine ‘Pichi Lemon’ in 2012 and ever since then, she has also worked as a model for the same. She also released her fifth music single title “Nameko No Uta” for which she much recognition.
2. Mirei Kiritani
• Date of Birth: December 16, 1989
• Place of Birth: Chiba Prefecture, Japan
• Height: 1.64 m
• Profession: Actress, model, news anchor
She is a very popular celebrity in Japan – Mirei Kiritani became famous as a regular news anchor for NTV’s News Zero. She has also appeared in films such as Koisuru Vampire, Ace Attorney, and Heroine Disqualified. She also has the distinction of being one of the most beautiful faces in the list of the 100 Most Beautiful Faces in the World by TC Candler. She also played the lead role in the Netflix original series ‘Atelier’. She has won the award for “Nail Queen Award” in the Actress category in 2014.
1. Haruna Kawaguchi
• Date of Birth: February 10, 1995
• Place of Birth: Goto, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
• Height: 1.66 m
• Profession: Actress, model
Haruna Kawaguchi at 22-year old began her career in the entertainment industry as a model under the Ken-On agency. She also received much fame and recognition for her performance in films such as Ouran High School Host Club, Zekkyo Gakkyu and Say “I Love You”. She has appeared on numerous television shows, some of which include Tokyo Dogs and GTO.